ATKINS — The Atkins School Board member who lost his bid for re-election by four votes has asked for a recount.

Carl Warren, who has served on the board for 10 years, lost Tuesday’s race to challenger Shane A. Crawford. The results showed 188 votes for Crawford versus 184 for Warren.

During Election Day voting on Tuesday, each man received 174 votes. Crawford pulled ahead after early and absentee ballots were counted.

The Pope County Election Commission met Friday to prepare for the recount and scheduled it for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Election Coordinator Sherry Polsgrove told commissioners Warren said he does not suspect any wrongdoing or negligence on the part of the commission or poll workers, but simply wanted to verify the results because of how close the race was.

“It’s just a peace of mind thing,” Polsgrove said.

State law requires a candidate seeking a recount to pay 25 cents per ballot cast, with a maximum of $2,500. Warren’s total came to $93 for the 372 ballots cast in the school board race.

That number won’t cover even the cost of labor for the recount. The commission voted to pay four poll workers $75 each to conduct the recount — a total of $300.